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Closeness is Not Accessibility: Isolation and Depopulated Rural Areas in the Proximity of Metropolitan Urban Areas, A Case-Study in Inland Spain

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  • Martínez Sánchez-Mateos H. S.
  • Ruiz Pulpón A. R.

    (Dpt. Geography and Land Planning, University of Castilla-La Mancha)

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The increase of accessibility is one of the most important strategies to achieve territorial cohesion and slow down depopulation processes in rural areas. Accessibility is a wide concept with a range of interpretations. When it comes to rural areas, usual accessibility measures introducing proximity and ease of physical connection could lead to misinterpretations and a lack of knowledge for rural areas. This study proposes an accessibility analysis based on connection and function of one of the most depopulated territories in inland Spain: the province of Guadalajara (NUTS-3) which constitutes an interesting case-study because its proximity to the Spanish capital city (Madrid) and the integration of part of the province on its dynamics and economic processes. Results show different rural accessibility levels useful for public policies and decision making on infrastructures. In addition, the accessibility model suggested can be applied in other depopulated rural areas of Europe.

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  • Martínez Sánchez-Mateos H. S. & Ruiz Pulpón A. R., 2021. "Closeness is Not Accessibility: Isolation and Depopulated Rural Areas in the Proximity of Metropolitan Urban Areas, A Case-Study in Inland Spain," European Countryside, Sciendo, vol. 13(2), pages 410-435, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eurcou:v:13:y:2021:i:2:p:410-435:n:3
    DOI: 10.2478/euco-2021-0025
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